| Child Safety Report Card 2009: Europe Summary for 24 countries
This informative summary compares Member states performances on the adoption, implementation and enforcement of over 100 evidence-based child injury prevention strategies and policies. The comparisons allow policy makers to identify gaps in national and EU legislation and outline ways to move forward to encourage uptake evidenced strategies. The report also includes a comparison of progress made since the first European summary report card of 2007. (more)
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Child Safety Country Report Cards and Profiles 2009
Available for 24 European countries, these Report Cards score each country on the level of adoption, implementation and enforcement of over 100 evidence-based child injury prevention strategies and policies in the areas of road traffic accidents, drowning, falls, burns, poisonings, choking and strangulation and leadership, infrastructure and capacity to support child safety activities.
The country Profiles are a companion piece which provide child injury facts and rates for each country, plus detail further information on socio-demographic determinants and the availability of affordable child safety equipment. (more)
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| Child Safety Report Card 2007: Europe Summary for 18 countries
This summary from 2007 presents the results for the 18 countries that participated in the first phase of child safety action planning, and compares their performances on the adoption, implementation and enforcement of evidence-based child injury prevention strategies and policies. Country level report cards and profiles are also available for the 2007 assessment. (more)
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| Action Planning for Child Safety: a strategic and coordinated approach to reducing the number one cause of death for children in Europe
This project summary for the Child Safety Action Plan initiative (CSAP) describes the process undertaken for the development of national child safety action plans in Europe. It highlights how the different phases of the project - assessment, strategic planning and action planning – fit together to support countries in their planning, and demonstrates the importance of a multi-sectoral and cross-cutting approach to injury prevention. (more)
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Child Safety Good Practice Guide: good investments in unintentional child injury prevention and safety promotion
The purpose of this guide is to enable Member States to examine strategy options for unintentional child injury prevention that are evidence-based and offer guidance on how such strategies can be transferred into action and policy. The guide is divided into four sections and includes at-a-glance tables of evidence-based strategies, as well as European case studies to help injury stakeholders working in Member States to promote good practice in planning and implementing strategies to address child injury. An Executive Summary is also available. (more)
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| Protecting Children and Youths in Water Recreation: safety guidelines for service providers
Developed in collaboration with professional water recreation associations and injury prevention experts across Europe, these guidelines provide informative facts on injuries and hazards, and outline specific safety recommendations for 13 common water settings and sports in order to encourage safe water related activities for children ages 0- 18 years of age. They are especially tailored to recreation and tourism providers looking to improve services and user behaviour with proven effective strategies. (more)
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| Child Safety Product Guide: potentially dangerous products
This guide was written in order to reduce child injuries related to products by providing comprehensive information on twenty-four products that child safety experts in Europe identify as posing injury risks to children. The guide is meant to educate consumers, parents and professionals to recognise and reduce the hidden hazards that a child encounters in the home and in everyday life. (more)
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| European Child Safety Alliance Strategic Business Plan 2004 - 2009 / 2010 - 2015
The strategic business plan identifies the mandate, general operations and work focus for the European Child Safety Alliance in its goal of working to make life safer for children in Europe. (more)
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The Stockholm Manifesto: creating a safe environment for children in Europe
On September 21, 2004, 80 delegates from 18 countries in Europe participated in a workshop focused on safer environments for children in Europe. The culmination of this event was the drafting and discussion of the Stockholm Manifesto, a declaration of a call to action to reduce the leading cause of death for children in Europe - injury. (more)
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Children as Agents of Change: how children have influenced health and environmental policy
This policy paper examines the ways in which children have historically acted as catalysts for change in policy and practice related to health and the environment. Including accounts of how child safety has led policy in diverse areas, it demonstrates how those changes ultimately opened the way for broader political impact that benefited not just children, but improved health, workplace and environmental policies for all ages. (more) |
| Parents Perceptions of Child Safety: A 14 Country Study
This report presents the findings of a quantitative survey of the perceptions of parents of young children regarding child safety from across Europe. The results indicate that while parents do take actions to keep their children safe, they are often unaware of or have misperceptions about the greatest hazards. The findings include surprising results that illuminate issues with regard to the effect of social demographics and inequalities on injury in Europe. (more)
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| Priorities for Child Safety in the European Union: agenda for action
The 2nd edition of the European Child Safety Alliance White Book presents an overview of child injury issues within the European Union, including the size of the problem, opportunities for improvement, environmental trends and policies affecting child injury. It provides an overview of current structures and standards in place, as well as outlines the infrastructure, processes and support policy makers should support to reduce injuries. (more) |
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A Guide to Child Safety Regulations and Standards in Europe
This guide examines the role of regulation in child injury prevention in an expanding Europe. The different aspects of the regulatory process are presented and a one of a kind comprehensive listing of current safety standards and regulations related to a broad range of injury topics including is presented. (more)
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Fact sheets
• Fact sheet Never Leave Children in Cars
• Fact sheet Child Road Safety
• Fact sheet Alcohol, boating and water recreation
• Fact sheet Tourism and water-related injuries
• Fact sheet Drowning
• Fact sheet Burns and scalds
• Fact sheet Falls
• Fact sheet Poisoning
• Fact sheet Choking strangulation and suffocation
• Fact sheet General home safety
• Fact sheet Suicide
• Fact sheet Homicide
• Fact sheet Harm done by alcohol to children |
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Tip sheets
• Parent Tip sheet Drowning
• Parent Tip sheet Burns and scalds
• Parent Tip sheet Falls
• Parent Tip sheet Poisoning
• Parent Tip sheet Shaken baby syndrome
• Parent Tip sheet Choking, strangulation & suffocation
• Parent Tip sheet Suicide
• Parent Tip sheet Bullying
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Water wise drowning prevention campaign materials
• Water Wise Facts - facts on childhood drowning
• Water Wise Safety Tips - water safety and drowning prevention tips for parents and caregivers
• Water Wise Vacation Planning - questions to ask when choosing a holiday location
• Water Wise Vacation Planning - checklist of actions to take upon arrival at your holiday location
• Water Wise Recreation - facts on children, water sports and boating
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